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Nov 27

New food truck Fit Stop finds a home among St. Pete’s fitness crowd – Creative Loafing Tampa

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Fit Stop husband-and-wife duo Rob and Kaleigh KryslRob and Kaleigh Krysl

One of the first times I met Rob and Kaleigh Krysl I stumbled out of a brutal workout at my gym and puked my guts out directly in front of their food truck.

The bad news is, I was absolutely humiliated in front of dozens of other gym members and smoothie drinkers. The good news is, a cute guy from the gym came to check on me and afterwards, Rob and Kaleigh husband and wife owners of the Fit Stop smoothie truck were totally cool about the ejection. Former personal trainers who met at a supplement store, Rob and Kaleigh have been passionate about health and fitness for most of their lives. My little incident was not the first time theyve seen someone work out until they puked.

After moving to Tampa in 2017 from Kansas City, the Fit Stop has been trucking it across bridges all over the Bay area to visit gyms and attend athletic events, slinging protein shakes for athletes and gym bunnies alike. The Fit Stop offers a wide variety of flavors and easily modifiable ingredients to cater to many popular diets and nutrition plans. Paleo? Low Carb? Vegan? Counting macros? Theyve got you covered.

Rob and Kaleigh Krysl

The Fit Stop also recently opened up a brick and mortar storefront in Seminole to broaden their business. I got the chance to speak with Kaleigh Krysl and hear what she had to say about how she and Rob got started, how it is to work in a cramped space with your spouse and where the Fit Stop is headed in the future.

Visit the Fit Stops new location at 10763 Park Blvd N. in Seminole, or peep their social media for updates on where theyll be posting up around town.

Where did you get the idea for Fit Stop?

Being in the fitness industry and working as a manager and personal trainer of a gym, we wanted to create a unique combination of on-the-go healthy items. While dieting many times, we found comfort in watching the Great Food Truck Race. Pairing the love of the show with our limited culinary experience, we formed the Fit Stop: bringing convenient, nutritionally-focused foods to the local fitness community.

How did you and Rob meet?

I was working at a supplement store back in Kansas City called Complete Nutrition. He came in one day, asked my boss who I was, and he will tell you after some Facebook creeping he found me. A few messages later the rest is history; we actually ended up working together there shortly after we met.

How is it working with your spouse, especially in a small space? Do you ever just want to strangle one another?!

Absolutely! Mostly when there is a line of 100 people at your truck (like at Wod Wars Fitness Festival) wanting shakes!! Haha. But seriously, for us its what makes us tick. Ever since we met we have worked alongside each other. We keep business about business, and focus on our marriage when we are not working. Truthfully though, the hot summer days and long hours are always made better by working together. If you have ever seen us inside our truck you know the shenanigans are often and the seriousness is minimal.

What does the future of the Fit Stop look like?

Shakes, Shibas, and St. Petersburg. This is home to us now. We are so unbelievably thankful for the support of this community, we want to be able to expand our locations to be readily accessible to all those who live from Clearwater to DTSP. From CrossFit to running clubs to the everyday gym goer, we want to become the gathering spot for the fitness-minded community.

Are you going to continue with the food truck and shake shack, or is your primary focus going to be your storefront?

We absolutely plan on continuing the trucks, at our local spots as well as the food truck rallies and big fitness events. Right now our brick-and-mortar takes up most of our time; mostly because its our first time and it has been a very big learning curve. Being open 70 hours a week keeps us pretty busy, however this week we did hire our first employee which should allow us to be out in the community more often.

What do you love the most about your job? What do you love the least?

Most: Having life-changing conversations and helping people take a step closer to their fitness goals. Sounds clich, but at the root of our business is caring for people who are trying to better themselves. Every nutritional talk every chat about life/ diet balance seriously makes us feel so fortunate at the end of the day.

Least: In the trucks: not having AC. Lets get real, when you look like you just jumped in a pool, its summer in Florida. In the store: not having Katniss our puppy (separation anxiety hurts real bad). Real answer though, like most business owners, when shit breaks you got to pay for it.

Do you ever make any crazy shake combos?

One time when it was very hot Rob didnt want to eat his chicken rice and broccoli so he blended it all into a shake and drank it. Worst idea ever.

Whats the weirdest question youve been asked?

Can I pay you $20 to go to your apartment and pet your Maine coon cats? (Keep St. Pete weird?)

Rob and Kaleigh Krysl

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